Endotoxin, ergosterol, fungal DNA and allergens in dust from schools in Johor Bahru, Malaysia- Associations with asthma and respiratory infections in pupils

• Main Authors: Norback, Dan, Markowicz, Pawel, Cai, Gui Hong, Hashim, Zailina, Ali, Faridah, Zheng, Yi Wu, Lai, Xu Xin, Spangfort, Michael Dho, Larsson, Lennart, Hashim, Jamal Hisham
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37438/1/Endotoxin%2C%20ergosterol%2C%20fungal%20DNA%20and%20allergens%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37438/; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0088303
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

There are few studies on associations between respiratory health and allergens, fungal and bacterial compounds in schools in tropical countries. The aim was to study associations between respiratory symptoms in pupils and ethnicity, chemical microbial markers, allergens and fungal DNA in settled dus...